Quote of the day
What we observe is not nature itself but nature exposed to our method of questioning. Our scientific work in physics consists in asking questions about nature in the language that we possess and trying to get an answer from experiment by the means that are at our disposal.
Gregg Toland
Born: May 29, 1904
Died: September 28, 1948 (aged 44)
Bio: Gregg Toland, A.S.C. was an American cinematographer noted for his innovative use of lighting and techniques such as deep focus, examples of which can be found in his work on Orson Welles's Citizen Kane and John Ford's The Long Voyage Home.
Known for:
- Citizen Kane (1941)
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
- Wuthering Heights (1939)
- The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- The Long Voyage Home (1940)